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Pike River families are over the moon with the signing of a cross-party political
agreement for an agency to take ownership of Pike River mine and reclaim the drift
to recover remains and evidence. More >>

New Pike footage shows urgent need for drift recovery Stand With Pike media release
- 18 June 2017 Footage from inside Pike River mine released tonight shows there is
an urgent need for answers say Pike River families. Sonya Rockhouse who lost her ... More >>

Pike River families are disappointed the Prime Minister’s claim that all footage
taken inside the mine would be released has not been honoured, as the New Zealand
Police have only released material already leaked to the media. More >>

Mining and mines rescue experts working on behalf of the Pike River families have
provided the Prime Minister with a framework and timeline to gather further evidence
from the Pike River drift and mine workings. More >>

Re-entry into the Pike River entrance tunnel can be done safely, and would allow
the families of the men killed there to finally get justice, expert witnesses have
told a Parliamentary select committee. More >>

Families of the 29 men killed at Pike River are asking for a Valentine’s Day gift
of justice for their loved ones and calling on Solid Energy not to seal off evidence
of the cause of one of the worst disasters in New Zealand history. More >>

Peter Dunne’s statements about the evidence for safe re-entry of the Pike River
drift is exactly the kind of uninformed politicking he claims he is rejecting, says
Pike River family member Anna Osborne. More >>

Pike Families have today released a new plan for safe re-entry of the Pike river
drift written by Dr David Creedy, Vice Chair of the UN Group of Experts on Coal Mine
Methane, and Bob Stevenson, former UK Principal Mines Inspector. More >>